Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) poured cold water on calls from former President Donald Trump and his allies for Nebraska to overhaul the way it allocates its electoral votes, declaring that he would not call a special legislative session. Pillen said in a statement from his office that he will not call a session to change the state’s […]
Billionaire and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy argued that fact-checking should be done evenly among political candidates. Ramaswamy noted the need to debate controversial topics but said claims must be fact-checked regardless of a candidate’s political party. He referenced Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly claiming that women are “bleeding out in parking lots” due to […]
A federal district court judge ruled Tuesday that special counsel Jack Smith can file a more-than-180-page evidence brief in the Jan. 6 case against former President Donald Trump, dismissing claims from Trump’s legal team that allowing the filing would be unfair and overtly political as the election approaches. “As the court explained, allowing the Government […]
An outside group cutting large checks to oust Nebraska’s senior GOP senator, while slamming her for “D.C. Swamp” ties, is heavily funded by a massive Democratic dark money group in Washington, D.C., and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman. Nebraska Railroaders for Public Safety, a super PAC calling itself “a voice for the working people” in the […]
Shots were fired at a Democratic Party office in Tempe, Arizona, on Monday night. The Tempe Police Department said what appeared to be gunfire damage was discovered at the party office. It’s not clear exactly when the damages occurred, with the police department just noting they occurred “overnight.” “Overnight, several shots were fired into our […]
Senate Democrats will try to advance legislation on Tuesday that would expand access to emergency abortions, the latest attempt to draw a contrast with Republicans on a topic that has galvanized Democrats and centrist voters across the country. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the president pro tempore of the Senate, will seek unanimous consent to pass […]
EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans are demanding an investigation into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the United States this week, raising questions about whether it was intended to boost Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the November election. A group of nine House Republicans led by Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) is requesting information from the […]
The cryptocurrency industry has been rocked by internal disagreements over how best to spend its money in the 2024 elections to boost candidates who share their interests. The rift within cryptocurrency circles comes as the industry has poured a record amount of cash into races this cycle, spending more than $119 million. The spending accounts for almost half of […]
The Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee discussed the Supreme Court immunity decision in favor of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, calling in witnesses, including a former Watergate prosecutor, to scrutinize the landmark ruling. “The court has always been subject to criticism,” former Deputy Solicitor General Philip Allen Lacovara, who served as counsel to the Watergate […]
Vice President Kamala Harris‘s vow to create a carve-out for the filibuster to pass abortion legislation has cost her support from Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV). Manchin, a centrist senator who has fought to maintain the filibuster, had been indicating he may support Harris’s bid for president after he left the Democratic Party earlier this year, […]
